Submitted

Tue, Sep 2nd 2014 02:20 pm

Weekend event calls for "Caretakers of Mother
Earth"

A gathering of
indigenous leadership and environmental experts is planned at the EcoSpirit
Native American Environmental Conference, Sept. 27-28 at
The Conference & Event Center Niagara Falls, 101 Old Falls St. The
conference will feature more than a dozen speakers with presentations and
workshops beginning at 8 a.m. each day. Seating is
limited. To register for the conference, visit www.ecospiritconference.com.

"Nothing quite like
the EcoSpirit Conference has ever happened on the East Coast before," said Bill
Tenuto, event organizer. "Native American chiefs, medicine men and elders are
saying the time has come to 'return to the original teachings,' to live in
balance and harmony with Mother Earth, the way their ancestors lived."

"We need to clean up the
environment to have pure air to breathe, to have clean water to drink, to have
nutritious food to eat," said Chief Golden Light Eagle, conference host and
member of the Yankton Dakota (Sioux) Tribe of South Dakota, who calls on all
Native American tribes and people of all nations to come together to clean the
environment in unity.

Chief Golden Light Eagle
also thanked the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy for welcoming this
gathering in Niagara Falls, where the most sacred waters of the Iroquois people
are located.

In addition to Chief
Golden Light Eagle, other scheduled speakers include the following (more to be
added):

•Clifford
Mahooty, a 100 percent Zuni Pueblo Indian, an elder and civil/environmental
engineer, who has been on The History Channel's "Ancient Aliens";

•Bill
McKibben, seen on HBO's "Real Time
With Bill Maher"; environmental author and activist; founder of 350.org;

•Uqualla,
a member of the Havasupi Tribe (people of the blue-green waters). The Havasupai
Tribe lives in the most beautiful and remote areas of the western Grand
Canyon. Supai Village is located in Havasu Canyon, which is accessible only on
foot, on horseback, or by helicopter.

•Allan Jamieson, an elder from the Wolf Clan of the Cayuga Tribe, one
of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. He will speak about
"Environmental Stewardship for the Next Seven Generations and Using Water
Wisely." Allan is the director and one of the founding members of Neto Hatinakwe Onkwehowe, which
means, "Here Lives The People."

The
conference also features Native American drummers and vocalists singing
traditional, sacred songs. For more information and a schedule of the weekend's
activities, visit www.ecospiritconference.com.